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Senior Hardware Systems Engineer - LPU Platform Pathfinding

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/10/2026

Compensation

$184,000 - $287,500 per year

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Job description

As a Senior Hardware Systems Engineer at NVIDIA, you will play a crucial role in developing next-generation Language Processing Unit (LPU) platforms designed for demanding AI workloads. You will collaborate with various teams to shape system architecture and tackle complex challenges while ensuring a robust hardware foundation for large-scale AI. The position emphasizes an inclusive and collaborative environment where innovation thrives. Your work will directly influence NVIDIA's LPU roadmap and contribute to the advancement of accelerated computing.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of proven experience leading platform, system, or hardware engineering efforts from concept through delivery.
  • Broad system knowledge in electrical/power design, mechanical/thermal engineering, firmware integration, and performance tuning.
  • Experience in pathfinding, evaluating early designs, and maturing them into real solutions.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across hardware and software boundaries.
  • Clear communication and the ability to align diverse engineering groups.
  • Exposure to large-scale AI platforms such as LPU, GPU, TPU, or custom accelerators.

Responsibilities

  • Drive hardware pathfinding for LPU platforms by leading early investigations into new architectures for power delivery, cooling, mechanical design, and high-bandwidth interconnects.
  • Guide system-level technical decisions that influence NVIDIA's LPU roadmap.
  • Work with silicon, architecture, data center, cloud, product, and manufacturing teams to deliver complete, production-ready systems.
  • Lead full-stack system debug, addressing electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, OS, and application behaviors.
  • Support program execution, tracking issues, driving root-cause analysis, and ensuring timely resolution.
  • Own interconnect and cooling architecture, including optical links, backplanes, power distribution, and cluster-level cooling systems.

Benefits

  • Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.

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